Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Letter from Charles W. Jefferys to [Ryerson Press] re Economic History Readers
Letter from William Deacon (Globe and Mail) to Ellen Elliott, 8 May 1940, re founding of the Governor General’s Literary Awards
Record book, Macmillan of Canada, listing sales of Dennis Lee's Alligator Pie, 1974-1980
Toronto Small Press Fair : directory, 6 May 2000

This site features nearly 100 case studies – short essays written by Canadian scholars – on topics relating to Canadian publishing. The case studies are augmented with letters, photographs, multimedia, and other materials from publishers’ and authors’ archives at McMaster University Library, Queen’s University Archives, and The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (University of Toronto).

Peace & War in the 20th Century

Brittain, Vera, Pamphlet, [1944]
Lisle, John, Letter, 23 March 1943
May 2nd Movement, Leaflet, [2 May 1964 or after]
Newspaper clipping, [1942-1945]

This interactive, thematic website on Peace and War in the 20th Century has been designed to be informative, educational and engaging. Its major themes have been organized into the opposing paths of Waging Peace and Waging War. Within the themes, case studies provide context and insights. International conflicts are represented by the images and official records available in McMaster University Library’s archives. We invite you to explore Peace and War in the 20th Century.

World War, 1939-1945, German Concentration Camps and Prisons Collection

lettercard, From: Validek (?), Wieslaw To: in Brzezcny (?) - Gusen 24 August 1942
postcard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Apr. 17 1944
envelope, From: Wieczorek, Jadwiga To: Bando, Stanislaw in Krakow (Poland) - Ravensbrück March 1942
postcard, From: Jutek, Lucian To: Jutek, Vladyslava. In Skarzysko-Kamicma (?) in Poland - Buchenwald 31 August 1941

World War, 1939-1945, German Concentration Camps and Prisons Collection. The collection has correspondences available from these camps: Arbeitsdorf, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Buchenwald, Dachau, Dondanen, Dora, Fallersleben, Floßenürg, Groß-Rosen, Gusen, Herzogenbusch, Janowska, Jungfernhof, Kaiserwalk, Kauen, Klooga, Kurtenhof, Lemberg, Lublin, Majdanek, Mauthausen, Mittelbau, Natzweiler, Neuengamme, Niederhagen, Plaszow, Ravenbrück, Riga, Sachsenhausen, Salapils, Sangerhausen, Struthof, Stuttof, Torgau, Vaivara, Vught, Warschau, and Wewelsberg.

Digital Russell

William Barnes
Youth : a narrative : and two other stories / Joseph Conrad
Was justice done? : the Rosenberg-Sobell case
Untersuchungen zur Gegenstandstheorie und Psychologie : mit Unterstützung des k.k. Ministeriums für Kultus und Unterricht in Wien

McMaster University is home to the scholarly study of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, essayist, and renowned peace advocate. The Bertrand Russell Archives came to McMaster Library in 1968, where they are in the Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Russell's library is part of the Russell Archives, along with his correspondence, manuscripts, tapes, films, photographs, medals and permanently displayed writing desk.